kids will have a better life than they did. it is a shocking statistic really for a very long time, as long as anybody can remember in this country, each succeeding generation has the expectation that the next generation will have a better life, easier, more successful life than their own. but this huge recession, economic downturn may have brought all of that to a screeching halt. one 65-year-old retiree in massachusetts says that the three grown children, quote, i don t think they have a chance, adding that he is angry at what is going on in the country. flurl ti plural tis of people in the survey say they don t expect to have enough money in retirement, and continue working to make up the difference and 85% have taken steps to cut costs from using cutting coupons and cutting cable tv don t get silly and internet services and putting off major services. there is a survey of top economists forecasting growth